Hyderabad, February 22: Discussions between the state government and the Telangana Joint Action Committee (TJAC) of Employees, Teachers and Workers on the ongoing non-cooperation movement ended in a deadlock on Monday with the latter remaining firm on its demand for introduction of a Telangana bill in the Parliament.
While the state government appealed the employees to withdraw their agitation, the employees wanted the government to come out with its stand on the issue before February 24.
The Group of Minsters comprising A Ramanarayana Reddy, Damodara Rajanarasimha, D Nagender and M Mukhesh Goud held talks with the TJAC representatives to convince them to withdraw the noncooperation movement. However, the employees refused and declared that they would continue with the agitation unless the bill for separate Telangana state is introduced in the Parliament.
When the ministers pointed out that the issue was not under the purview of the state government, the TJAC representatives demanded that the government should lead a delegation of employees to New Delhi to request UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to take a decision in favour of a separate Telangana immediately.
Speaking to reporters, TJAC delegation led by Telangana Non-Gazetted Officers (TNGOs) Association president K Swamy Goud said that they would meet on February 24 to discuss the future course of action.
-Agencies